Instrumented golf club system & method of use
AssigneeCallaway Golf Company
InventorsNathan J. Lee, J. Andrew Galloway, William Kelly Borsum
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Abstract
An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.
Claims5
An instrumented golf club system comprising:
- a shaft having a hollow interior, an angular rate sensor disposed within the hollow interior of the shaft, the angular rate sensor capable of measuring data related to the shaft during a golf swing, a power supply disposed within the hollow interior of the shaft, and an electronic circuitry board disposed within the hollow interior of the shaft, the electronic circuitry board having a ring buffer memory circuit, a power control circuit, a signal conditioning circuit for the angular rate sensor, and a serial communication circuit;
- a club head secured to the shaft, the club head having a hollow interior, a plurality of accelerometers disposed within the hollow interior of the club head, and a signal conditioning board for the accelerometers;
- a computer for processing the data from the electronic circuit board;
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- an interface mechanism capable of providing communication between the instrumented golf club and the computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.